BlackCherry06
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- '17 CX-3 GT
Greetings all, just wanted to share the news..actually two pieces of news.
Last saturday, some inattentative (go figure) mini-van driving woman plowed into the side of my car in the Home Depot parking lot, giving my driver's door a really nice 'custom' look. I was making a left turn onto a road within the parking lot that she was waiting to pull out of. Despite my use of the turn signal, she didn't realize I was turning and was paying more attention to what was behind me (nothing) and before I could complete the turn, she barreled out into the intersection. Totally her fault, and thankfully she's insured. The check is in the mail from SafeCo. They don't THINK the door is structurally damaged, so it's door skin, ground effects and paint. The window frame is mis-aligned, so there's SOME structual damage that I guess they plan to straighten. I'd share a picture, but they've recently blocked us from getting on PhotoBucket at work...so.....if I remember to do it on the rare occasions I'm home, I'll post it then.
Anyway....that was the final catalyst I needed to get serious about trading in the car, and that's what I did last night. Between the wierd problems I've been having and the ones I anticipate having (smoking turbo, mismatched paint, multiple oil leaks that are already present, filing bankruptcy from so many tire purchases, etc), I thought it best to get out of such a tempermental (yet wonderful) car. I'm now the proud owner of a Corsa Blue 2010 Kia Forte Koup. Sat in the garage and played around with it a little last night. This little car has a lot of features for a lowly compact coupe. LOVE the Bluetooth. The seats hug you like I think the MS3 seats probably do. I now have a reason to get an I-Pod. I can happily ditch my garage remote.
I will definitely miss the WHOOSH and the AWD grip, but look forward to better MPG and lower insurance.
This isn't farewell...I'll be snooping around the forums, dishing out my usual sarcasm when appropriate.
Wish me luck on my first Korean car! If anyone's interested, there's a very nice Black Cherry MS6 sitting at Huffines Kia in McKinney! Well..it'll be nice when they get the door fixed.
Charlie
Last saturday, some inattentative (go figure) mini-van driving woman plowed into the side of my car in the Home Depot parking lot, giving my driver's door a really nice 'custom' look. I was making a left turn onto a road within the parking lot that she was waiting to pull out of. Despite my use of the turn signal, she didn't realize I was turning and was paying more attention to what was behind me (nothing) and before I could complete the turn, she barreled out into the intersection. Totally her fault, and thankfully she's insured. The check is in the mail from SafeCo. They don't THINK the door is structurally damaged, so it's door skin, ground effects and paint. The window frame is mis-aligned, so there's SOME structual damage that I guess they plan to straighten. I'd share a picture, but they've recently blocked us from getting on PhotoBucket at work...so.....if I remember to do it on the rare occasions I'm home, I'll post it then.
Anyway....that was the final catalyst I needed to get serious about trading in the car, and that's what I did last night. Between the wierd problems I've been having and the ones I anticipate having (smoking turbo, mismatched paint, multiple oil leaks that are already present, filing bankruptcy from so many tire purchases, etc), I thought it best to get out of such a tempermental (yet wonderful) car. I'm now the proud owner of a Corsa Blue 2010 Kia Forte Koup. Sat in the garage and played around with it a little last night. This little car has a lot of features for a lowly compact coupe. LOVE the Bluetooth. The seats hug you like I think the MS3 seats probably do. I now have a reason to get an I-Pod. I can happily ditch my garage remote.
I will definitely miss the WHOOSH and the AWD grip, but look forward to better MPG and lower insurance.
This isn't farewell...I'll be snooping around the forums, dishing out my usual sarcasm when appropriate.
Wish me luck on my first Korean car! If anyone's interested, there's a very nice Black Cherry MS6 sitting at Huffines Kia in McKinney! Well..it'll be nice when they get the door fixed.
Charlie
